Women favor Gore, Bush in NH

Published: Wednesday, November 10, 1999

CONCORD, N.H. {AP} Vice President Al Gore and Republican front-runner George W. Bush are getting most of their support in New Hampshire from women, according to a Dartmouth College-Associated Press poll.

The gender gap could be especially helpful to Gore's effort in the Democratic primary, because women tend to outnumber men among Democratic voters in the state.

Overall, Gore held a slight lead over former New Jersey Sen. Bill Bradley, 48 percent to 41 percent, among 367 likely Democratic voters in the nation's earliest primary.

Gore's lead was wider among women who expect to vote in the Democratic primary, 53 percent to 38 percent. Men favored Bradley, a former professional basketball player, 54-35.

In the Republican race, Bush was favored by 44 percent of those likely to vote in the GOP primary, compared to 31 percent who said they would vote for Arizona Sen. John McCain. Steve Forbes, at 11 percent, was the only one of four other candidates who was in double digits.

Women favored Bush over McCain, 47-26, while men split 39 percent for Bush and 38 percent for McCain.